Event Abstract Back to Event Retinoic Acid in the Postnatal Brain Gergő Vőfély1*, Barbara Orsolits1, Valeria Nemeth1, Emilia Madarasz1 and Zsuzsanna Kornyei1 1 Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungary Retinoids represent a family of compounds derived from vitamin A that perform a large number of functions, many via the vitamin A product, retinoic acid. To date, most of the research conducted on retinoids in the nervous system has focused on embryonic brain development. More recently, emerging evidence supports the view, that retinoid signaling is required for several aspects of postnatal brain function, including higher mental functions as well as several CNS diseases. In the present work we describe the distribution of retinoid responsive and/or retinoid producing cell populations in the postnatal brain. We show, that both leptomeningeal cells embracing and astroglial cells residing in the postnatal brain are involved in the regulation of retinoid supply of the CNS. Based on earlier findings (Kornyei et al. 2007, FASEB J. 21(10):2496-509) we monitor vitamin A storing and retinoic acid producing capacity of astroglial cells. Conference: 12th Meeting of the Hungarian Neuroscience Society, Budapest, Hungary, 22 Jan - 24 Jan, 2009. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Developmental neurobiology and subcortical functions Citation: Vőfély G, Orsolits B, Nemeth V, Madarasz E and Kornyei Z (2009). Retinoic Acid in the Postnatal Brain. Front. Syst. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: 12th Meeting of the Hungarian Neuroscience Society. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.01.2009.04.082 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 02 Mar 2009; Published Online: 02 Mar 2009. * Correspondence: Gergő Vőfély, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, vofely@koki.hu Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Gergő Vőfély Barbara Orsolits Valeria Nemeth Emilia Madarasz Zsuzsanna Kornyei Google Gergő Vőfély Barbara Orsolits Valeria Nemeth Emilia Madarasz Zsuzsanna Kornyei Google Scholar Gergő Vőfély Barbara Orsolits Valeria Nemeth Emilia Madarasz Zsuzsanna Kornyei PubMed Gergő Vőfély Barbara Orsolits Valeria Nemeth Emilia Madarasz Zsuzsanna Kornyei Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.